Impact Magazine - 1997 - Club section written by Adrian Brookes - another photo by Amanda (surname missing). This article was promoting the 5th Birthday party of Dynamite Boogaloo which was in the function room of the Queens Hotel - the fire alarm went off at midnight and all us freaks were out on the street with the nannas in their nighties, surrounded by firemen.

Argus - What’s On - 30th May 2008 Dynamite Boogaloo @ Arc This was the relaunch of Dynamite Boogaloo at the Arc. We moved on from Audio where a combination of smoking ban, credit crunch and change in licensing laws meant our attendances took an absolute hammering. We struggled on for about a year at the Arc and then gave up. I was ready for a change anyway - so didn’t mind too much. The photo of Dolly Rocket was taken by by Russ Bell at the monthly Dynamite Boogaloo Saturday Seaside Special at Komedia.

Boogaloo Stu describes some of the items he has deposited in the archive, from club nights, to live music, to fashion, these are just some of the pivotal moment's of Stu's career.

Music video for Boogaloo Stu's single 'Bazooka', by Boogaloo Stu and ladypat. "ladypat filmed various takes against a greenscreen, and then added in all of the effects and graphics. The basic premise of this video was 'too much is never enough'! I wore a variety of my wildest costumes, and at the time I was experimenting with unusual headgear; I had an old orange perspex Kartell lampshade upcycled to become a bubble-shaped helmet. I had drilled some additional air-vents in the top of the shade which I then covered up with sequins. The base structure for the helmet was an orange satin 'neck corset' that fitted around my neck, lacing up at the back. The helmet was festooned with sequins and with orange pompoms. Despite the ventilation, it was unbelievably uncomfortable and claustrophobic to wear, which is possibly why it only makes a fleeting appearance in this video - I could only bear to wear it for about 30 seconds at a time."

Music video for Boogaloo Stu's single 'Dynamite!', by Boogaloo Stu and ladypat. "We filmed this with Toby at Lighthouse, where they had an infinity studio. It features Sparklemotion, Princess Knickers and Dolly Rocket. This video was made for the re-recording of this song; the original version featured a sample of Cuba by The Gibson Brothers, whose label refused to give permission for us to release it."

Music video for Boogaloo Stu's single 'Forever More - Metronomy Remix', by Boogaloo Stu and ladypat. "We never had a storyboard planned for any of these videos. It was always just me turning up with a couple of suitcases full of costumes and quiffs, and then figuring out what we could perhaps make. With this video, there were a few props sitting around at Microchunk that we made use of, including a large papier-mache apple; we then filmed my green net-clad hands and arms in a variety of poses, which ladypat then formed into a tree to make it appear I was plucking a giant apple from a tree made of arms. It’s weird watching this back now. It all seems quite serious and earnest, and then suddenly I appear in my knickers, doing a bit of thrusting. It’s all at odds with at my attempts to be a serious artist. But that was always the problem whenever we made these videos, I couldn’t help acting the fool - and of course ladypat would film it all!"

Music video for Boogaloo Stu's single 'Magic Soul', by Boogaloo Stu and ladypat. "There’s a lot of pouting, and serious looks in this one; ladypat wanted to create something lush, ultra-dreamy and meditative, to reflect mood the song. He has spent long periods of time in India, so there’s quite a lot of cultural references to Buddhism in this video. This was all shot in one day against a greenscreen, with ladypat spending weeks after layering up the animations and graphics."

Music video for Boogaloo Stu's single 'Magnetic Heart', by Boogaloo Stu and Collina. "This is the only video for which I didn’t collaborate with ladypat. Collina was hugely talented and storyboarded every frame of the video, so we knew exactly what we were going to film. It features Sparklemotion, Princess Knickers and also my ballroom dancing partner, Sherri. I also made 4 mini-Sparklemotion hand puppets."

Music video for Boogaloo Stu's single 'Magnetic Heart', by Boogaloo Stu and ladypat. "It’s hard to believe this was almost 20 years ago. YouTube had only just launched, and ladypat was an early adopter. He used flashpop software (which was also quite cutting-edge at the time) to create this video. He always described himself as an ‘undesigner’; as such his animations often have a crooked, wonky charm. The characters here were drawn and animated from images I had from photoshoots, club events and performances. It features The Incredible Tall Lady, Miss High Leg Kick and Dolly Rocket (with her exploding boobs)."

Boogaloo Stu shares the incredible stories behind his three submissions to the imaginary Queer Museum. Boogaloo Stu is a DJ, producer, maker, designer, artiste, and performer. He is the creator and the life of many of Brighton's best parties and events. In this interview Stu talks about Marilyn, the power of a DIY outfit, and a lifelong fascination with giant phalluses. Recorded remotely on March 16, 2021, remotely, as part of the My Queer Museum podcast Interview by: Roni Guetta and David Sheppeard Editing and original music by Olive Mondegreen

“Biz” box on The Sun - 14th September 2005. The feature was acheived by my so-called “press agent”. This was practically the only press he got for us (this was the re-issue of my debut single “Rocksteady” originally from 2001) and the one thing it did achieve was I got a live agent who got me a few gigs across the country to promote the album.

Brighton & Hove bus adverts featuring Boogaloo Stu and Dolly Rocket. All photos were taken by Russ Bell - this was photographed and filmed in April 2010 and it was bloody freezing!!!

Photos from Audio - downstairs club space (now Patterns). Pictures taken in 2007. Looks like The Source magazine. We attracted a young and beautiful student crowd at Audio. It wasn’t quite as alternative as it had been at the Joint.

1 - Flamingo Bar flyer dates from 1996. We tried Dynamite Boogaloo in London as a monthly event, although it didn’t last long. Flamingo Bar was previously known as Bar Industria which had quite a few queer nights. Flamingo Bar gave the space quite a posh makeover and the bartender was the amazing Dick Bradsell who was London’s top “mixologist” (he invented the Espresso Martini among other cocktails). 2 - Dynamite Boogaloo cartoon flyer. Dynamite Sal’s boyfriend Sean Longcroft drew these cartoons. It features me, Sal, Dolly Rocket and DJ Wanker (Richard Smith). I would date this to 1998. 3 - The Double Six Club this was at Jongleurs in Leicester where I was drafted in to DJ. I think this would be 1998 too. 4 - Dynamite Boogaloo photo flyer - the photo was taken by Amanda (surname missing). I think the flyer would date from 1995 when we went to the Joint. It features me, Dolly and Sal (l-r). 5 - Late Nights In Shoreditch this is from 1997, I was drafted in to DJ and do cabaret shows at weekends at 333. The venue was previously the London Apprentic (notorious sleazy gay hangout) and was (and still is) owned by the formidable Vicky Pengelly. This was literally when Shoreditch was starting to attract artists etc and was still really rundown…but it was getting that cool edge. The club itself was literally falling down, bits of masonry falling off the ceiling etc. 333 and The Bricklayers Arms (also owned by Vicky) were at the epicentre of all the action; I lived just around the corner for a few years so was involved a little bit but not by any means a big part of it.

F*@K Magazine - Dynamite Boogaloo @ Audio Brighton Photos of Dynamite Boogaloo at Audio (now Patterns on Marine Parade) would be from 2006 I would say. Taken by Charlie Langridge.